Thinking it over, I think that the Tutorials section could be reasonably closed down and moved over to the Wiki. The Tutorials all have a life expectancy - doing something one way in Slackware 9 is no longer relevant in newer versions and we are pretty dependent on the creator of the tutorial to realise this and to add in the changes. As we can see, this doesn't always happen - whether because they move on, change distros or just forget about it. Putting it in the wiki would make it far more dynamic and easy to maintain - a simple line to say it's no longer required since X.X version rather than a rewrite.
If the Wiki has a how-to section, they could all be reasonably shifted over - we would need some kind souls to go through and create links in the Tutorials and in the body of the wiki, but that's what happens anyway (as far as I can tell). |
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I am very pleased and happy about the good job you are doing. Thanks for the goodwill message you sent to me. I am also a newbie but i think that some time to come i will become an expert. My suggestion is that the site can have a "linux google" that when you log on, you can be "linux googling" and can only post threads when you don't get a solution. This will somehow reduce the occurence of the same questions being asked several times. This calls for the production of a "linux solution package" where everything from A to Z of linux will be on the site for anyone to search for solutions to his problem. I know that this will take time to produce but as open source people we always set the pace. Thank you and may God bless us all. |
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I don't take anything you said as a joke. But arrogance on your part and that you do have a perception problem. Be it here on LQ or even LinuxBasics. The format at LinuxBasics is vanilla as it should be for a world wide site. Another parallel that LQ leads with and some try too emulate. Your blessing are noted but I don't place too much worth on them. If you find my statement insulting then so be it. Yours are not exactly sweet nor constructive! |
I posted a question a few months ago concerning a problem I was having with GRUB and my ASUS mobo. I never did receive a solution - just a collection of stuff I'd already tried (that didn't work). Eventually, I just gave up trying to find an answer. But, don't feel lonely -- I've searched the internet for solutions to this problem without success. Perhaps I'm missing the boat somewhere, but, is there a way for the original poster to annotate that the problem still exists, regardless of the number of replies? Twenty-five or so replies does not signify that there is an answer among them - it may just mean that more folks are having the same problem (with the resulting "ME TOO" posts).
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hi all members of the community.i will like to pick up a lot of geeks as y friends especially programming geeks.okay i have a lot of questions. first what is the best language to start with as a beginner? i will like to have one programming geek as a personal friend.my name is Michael Simpson.we could start an alliance together.
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One item on other forums that I participate in that I find very useful: New Posts Since Last Visit
This is usually a link near the top of the forum index page that when clicked presents me with a chronological list of the threads (new threads and existing thread replies) have had action since my last logged in visit. Now I bet that this might be a bit intensive on the database having to store my last login, but maybe it does that already and all that is needed is the link code and bit of search code. Thanks eg |
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I consider myself one of the "very newbies". I have been on most all of the Linux forums, and speaking just for myself, I find that many times newbies are treated with somewhat of a dismissive manner. Mind you, there are many very kind people on the forums that are more than willing to help if they can, but many time the people that have a firm grasp on the use of Linux, and the terminal, give answers that only another experienced person would understand. Newbie means newbie, and most often we didn't even understand Windows, or how it works, yet we are expected to understand lingo form people much smarter (at least in the workings of Linux) than we are, and "go away", or at least that's the impression I have gotten many times. Many times I feel stupid, if I didn't understand the answer I was given. This isn't the norm for all question asked keep in mind, but many time I have felt like "what's the use, I may as well go back to windows and muddle through all the waiting , and crashes". I too want to know more about Linux, but there are so many things that I feel are not taken in to consideration by some of the members when answering question. For instance, the age of the person asking, the education level,
the ability to understand the jargon. Many times I feel as if I am supposed to magically know what someone is telling me about that command line, or compiling something or other. I don't even know how to get in to a directory through a terminal! There is so much to learn. By the way, I am 62. My computer knowledge is only slightly more then marginal. I really appreciate help when it understandable, but I hate being made to feel as if I am a bother, or just plain stupid. Just my two cents worth. Ron |
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2) "Fedora 10" or FC10 would both work. That being said one of the improvements on the TODO for early this year is completely ripping out the stock FULLTEXT search and replacing it with something much better (and based on an Open Source product to boot). --jeremy |
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I agree in some cases but some of the blame can be put on the newbie for not admitting he does not understand what he is being ask to do. I have seen the newbie asked to post the output of a command. The newbie will then come back with three or more posts of other solutions he has tried without saying anything about the command. He should be honest and reply that he gets a file not found or what do you mean terminal? This might help the old pro realize your expertise level. |
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